| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Rodrick Beadles (fresh) PF - Ronald Motyka (fresh) C - Johnnie Paro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) SG - Albert Jones (fresh) SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) C - Ronald Cash (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Motyka wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | The jump hook by Albert Jones is blocked by Ronald Motyka | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Robert Hall comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Ronald Cash grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Robert Hall connects on the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses the driving attempt from the left block | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Johnnie Paro pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Rice | Johnnie Paro can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Major Arevalo (PF) Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Jason Leishman (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Albert Jones, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning, Ronald Cash | |
| 17:17 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Paro - foul #1 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Rodrick Beadles, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:55 | Memphis | Joaquin Yost is called for the reach on Frank Sutton - foul #1 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Jones (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| 16:41 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg and he's fouled by Major Arevalo - foul #1 on Major Arevalo, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | Rice | The jump hook by Joaquin Yost is blocked by Carlos Murdock | 3-2 |
| 16:25 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Major Arevalo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:55 | Memphis | Albert Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Major Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SF - Joaquin Yost (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fresh) SF - Jason Leishman (fresh) PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Rice | Charles Kelly is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Joaquin Yost, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), Ronald Cash (C) Albert Jones, Jason Leishman, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg is fouled on the floor by Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #5 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Roy Gibson, Carlos Murdock | |
| 15:15 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Albert Jones tips it in | 3-4 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodrick Beadles | 5-4 |
| 14:43 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Hugh Wittig, Albert Jones, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning | |
| 14:20 | Rice | Robert Hall loses the dribble to Roy Gibson | 5-4 |
| 14:16 | Memphis | Frank Sutton jams it set up by Roy Gibson | 5-6 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Johnnie Paro scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Hall and he's hacked by Roy Gibson - foul #1 on Roy Gibson, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF), David Hayes (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Roy Gibson, Carlos Murdock, Ronald Cash | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | Memphis | Albert Jones grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Albert Jones hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hugh Wittig | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Joaquin Yost (SG), Richard Greenwalt (SF), Major Arevalo (PF) Nicholas Phillips, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF), Ronald Cash (C) Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning, David Hayes | |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:11 | Rice | Joaquin Yost is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Neihoff (C) Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Matthew Rafferty (SF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman | |
| 12:51 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Matthew Rafferty, Carlos Murdock | |
| 12:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff's pass is intercepted by Jason Leishman | 10-10 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Albert Jones is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Yost - foul #2 on Joaquin Yost, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning, Ronald Cash | |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Major Arevalo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 13-12 |
| 11:45 | Memphis | Albert Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 11:44 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Richard Greenwalt - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #8 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF), Ronald Motyka (PF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Major Arevalo, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), Ronald Cash (C) Hugh Wittig, Albert Jones, Matthew Rafferty, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Johnnie Paro can't finish the layup | 13-14 |
| 11:08 | Memphis | Roy Gibson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Ronald Cash is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Roy Gibson, Carlos Murdock | |
| 10:41 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Motyka | 16-14 |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Ronald Motyka grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is hacked by Matthew Rafferty - foul #1 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) Richard Greenwalt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF) Matthew Rafferty | |
| 10:12 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 19-14 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Manning | 19-16 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 19-16 |
| 09:39 | Memphis | Ronald Cash grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:12 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-16 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Jacob Manning hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Ronald Cash snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:23 | Memphis | Ronald Cash lays it up and in set up by Jacob Manning and he's fouled by Johnnie Paro - foul #2 on Johnnie Paro, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SF), Major Arevalo (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka, Johnnie Paro | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| 08:23 | Memphis | Ronald Cash makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Robert Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 22-21 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | Robert Hall takes the ball from Chadwick Klingenberg in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 07:58 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 07:57 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Albert Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Albert Jones, Ronald Cash | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 07:33 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady grabs the board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fresh) PF - Major Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Major Arevalo is called for the reach on Carlos Murdock - foul #2 on Major Arevalo, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Motyka (PF) Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Jones (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Manuel Wall makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Greenwalt | 25-23 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG), Rodrick Beadles (SF) Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jacob Manning (PF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Carlos Murdock, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 06:24 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles is hacked by Matthew Rafferty - foul #2 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #4 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Roy Gibson (SF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Matthew Rafferty, Ronald Cash | |
| 06:08 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Rodrick Beadles tips it home | 27-23 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Albert Jones connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg | 27-26 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 27-26 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | Albert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 05:27 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | Albert Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Robert Hall gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 05:03 | Rice | Robert Hall tips it in | 29-26 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Albert Jones | 29-29 |
| 04:35 | Rice | Robert Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:09 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady tips it in | 29-31 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Ronald Motyka misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-31 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 03:30 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Robert Hall gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Greenwalt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodrick Beadles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Motyka (tiring) 2 reb. C - Kevin Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gibson (fresh) PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Lovelady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Arthur Lovelady - foul #1 on Arthur Lovelady, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Joaquin Yost (SF), Johnnie Paro (C) Robert Hall, Richard Greenwalt, Rodrick Beadles, Ronald Motyka | |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Albert Jones, Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:09 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig is hacked by Charles Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Kelly, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (PG), Major Arevalo (PF) Charles Kelly, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:09 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:09 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:09 | Rice | Major Arevalo snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Carlos Murdock picks off the pass by Joaquin Yost | 32-32 |
| 02:31 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 02:29 | Memphis | Ronald Cash hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 02:13 | Rice | Major Arevalo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 32-34 |
| 02:12 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:45 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frank Sutton | 32-36 |
| 01:41 | Rice | Joaquin Yost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 01:40 | Rice | Johnnie Paro can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Frank Sutton gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty is hacked by William Burakowski - foul #1 on William Burakowski, team foul #12 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Hall (PG) William Burakowski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Jones (SG) Frank Sutton | |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Major Arevalo is hacked by Matthew Rafferty - foul #3 on Matthew Rafferty, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF) Matthew Rafferty | |
| 01:01 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Johnnie Paro gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Robert Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Rodrick Beadles (SF) Joaquin Yost | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jacob Manning (PF) Carlos Murdock | |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-38 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Robert Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Major Arevalo hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Hugh Wittig - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #13 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), Kevin Neihoff (PF) Nicholas Phillips, Major Arevalo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Murdock (PF) Jacob Manning | |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Johnnie Paro grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Johnnie Paro misses the halfcourt shot | 34-38 |